Lyle/Pacelli lost the momentum it may have gained from its first back-to-back wins of the season, dropping its second straight Southeast Conference girls' basketball contest, 42-29, Thursday night at Lanesboro.

The host Burros led 16-4 after the first quarter, but Lyle/Pacelli forged its way back behind Lindsay Halbach and a career-high night of 18 points. Halbach hit three three-pointers in the third quarter for nine of the team's 13 points, and Lyle/Pacelli worked its way into a 27-all tie with Lanesboro.

"She just came off with a lot of confidence," L/P coach Craig Smith said of Halbach. "We climbed on her back just to keep in the game."

Lyle/Pacelli was down 24-11 at one point during the second period, but a strong run in the third got the game back into reach. L/P managed just two points, however, in the fourth quarter to seal its own defeat.

"Lindsay had a big game, but it takes a lot more than that," Smith said. "The girls that should be scoring really didn't score tonight.

"We fought so hard to come back but we just let it go at the end. We started off slow and ended up slow."

Lyle/Pacelli scored four points in the first quarter and only two in the fourth frame, falling to 5-15 overall and 4-8 in the SEC. Halbach had four of L/P's five three-pointers in the loss.

"We're still coming along, as long as we get it going by tournament time," Coach Smith added.

Lyle/Pacelli hosts NRHEG in a non-conference game next Monday night in Lyle, and L/P goes to Grand Meadow on Tuesday.

Boxscore:

LYLE/PACELLI (29) -- Louise Mudra 4, Anna Hebrink 5, Chelsea Roberts 2, Lindsay Halbach 18.

LANESBORO (42) -- Jessica Overland 14, Erin Horihan 3, Tina Lukkason 18, Katherine Lukkason 7.

Lyle/Pacelli410132--29

Lanesboro16989--42

Free-throws--L/P 2-2; Lanesboro 4-10.

Three-pointers--L/P 5 (Halbach 4, Hebrink); Lanesboro 2 (T.Lukkason 2).

Superlarks get squashed

The Spring Grove girls' basketball team clinched the Southeast Conference crown with an 86-46 victory over visiting Grand Meadow Thursday night.

Jenny Schieber scored a game-high 29 points for the Lions, who are 16-4 overall and 12-0 in the SEC. Jenna Ingvalson tied the Spring Grove school record with her 54th three-pointer of the season.

Grand Meadow got 16 points from Cassie Fay, Sarah Holm contributed 11 and Kelli Petzel added nine in the loss.

The Superlarks (5-13, 5-7) play a non-conference game at Medford Monday night and host Lyle/Pacelli in SEC play Tuesday. Grand Meadow finishes its regular season at home against Mabel-Canton on Friday, Feb. 14.

Boxscore:

GRAND MEADOW (46) -- Cassie Fay 16, Sarah Holm 11, Kelli Petzel 9, Hannah Norton 2, Sam Inglebret 2, Brynn Hanken 6.

SPRING GROVE (86) -- Bethany Morken 15, Becky Thompson 4, Erin Wiste 6, Kelsey Anderson 7, Miranda Peterson 1, Jenna Ingvalson 13, Kelly Solum 1, Jenny Schieber 28, Justine Onsgaard 4, Angie Myhre 1, Kati Tweeten 6.

G.Meadow1014814--46

Spring Grove25202417--86

Free-throws--GM 9-16; SG 15-28.

Three-pointers--GM 1 (Petzel); SG 2 (Ingvalson).

Cardinals chase Houston

The LeRoy-Ostrander girls' basketball team scored a season-high 47 points but again suffered defeat in a 64-47 SEC loss to host Houston Thursday night. The 17-point margin is the closest game the Cardinals (0-20, 0-12) have played this year.

L-O goes to Glenville-Emmons next Tuesday, and the regular season ends at home against conference champ Spring Grove next Friday night.